Restore Address Book/Contacts on Mac Pro - Lion v10.7.3

I have lost my contacts. I can see them in TM, but they won't restore.
I understand that in Snow Leopard that it is necessary to go to the "Library/Application Support/address book start addressbook" folder in Finder and restore from there in TM.
Unfortunately that folder does not exist in Lion.
Where is the equivalent folder in lion?
Thanks in advance

Quit Address Book. Disable iCloud, if applicable.
In the Finder, select Go ▹ Go to Folder... from the menu bar, copy the text on the line below into the box that opens, and press return:
~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook
With the Finder window open, enter Time Machine and restore. Launch AB and test.

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